Victim Witness Specialist

Summary For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 26-GAS-12985458-DE. Responsibilities At the full performance level, the Victim Witness Specialist will provide a variety of services related to the victim witness program. Specific duties will include: Directing dissemination of information pertinent to various victim and witness protection laws; Speaking to public, civic, industry and special interest groups on victim's issues; Coordinating efforts with local victim services providers, social services, law enforcement-based victim assistance providers, and prosecution-based victim-witness staff; Responding to victim inquiries, assessing concerns, and determining program eligibility for victim-witness services; Advocating on behalf of crime victims in reg...